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Published online 8 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020107-1
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Observatory could detect hidden dimensions
Cosmic rays could find holes in Standard Model of particle physics.
The Pierre Auger Observatory, currently being constructed in Argentina to study cosmic rays, could examine the structure of spacetime itself, say physicists in the United States.
If, as some suspect, the Universe contains invisible, extra dimensions, then cosmic rays that hit the atmosphere will produce tiny black holes.
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